Mazelle Van Landingham and Marvin Charles Colton

MARVIN CHARLES COLTON, son of HARRIET ESTHER HERR and CHARLES MILLER COLTON, was born April 10, 1920 in Minnesota,⁴⁵⁶ and died April 3, 1998.⁴⁵⁶ He is buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico.⁴⁵⁶

He married MAZELLE VAN LANDINGHAM on October 12, 1945 in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.⁷⁹⁹⁴ She was born December 18, 1918,⁴⁵⁶ and died April 4, 2004.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico.⁴⁵⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • Samuel Stanley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Marvin C. Colton)
  • Joseph Baker Descendant Report (Ancestor of Marvin C. Colton)
  • William Sutherland Descendant Report (Ancestor of Marvin C. Colton)

Marvin C. Colton

• was a US Air Force Veteran of World War II⁷⁹⁹⁶
• owned and operated the New Mexico Chemical and Surgical Company⁷⁹⁹⁶
• was a member of the St. Mark's-on-the-Mesa Episcopal Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico. ⁷⁹⁹⁶

Albuquerque Journal, April 5, 1998⁷⁹⁹⁶

COLTON—Marvin C. Colton, 77, a resident of Albuquerque since 1947, died Friday, April 3, 1998. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mazelle V. Colton of Albuquerque. Mr. Colton served in WWII, 8th Air Force, as a bombardier with the 386th Bomb Group, flying B026 Marauders and received the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was a member of the Elks Club, Ballut Abyad Temple Shriner's Band, Lion's Club, Scottish Rite, Albuquerque York Rite Masons, and Royal Order of Jesters. Mr. Colton was also a member of the Four Hills Country Club. He was a member of St. Mark's-on-the-Mesa Episcopal Church, where he was Treasurer Emeritus. Mr. Colton owned and operated the New Mexico Chemical and Surgical Company. Services will be held Monday, 3:00 p.m., at St. Mark's-on-the-Mesa Episcopal Church, 431 Richmond Place NE, with the Rev. Kathryn Moore Newman, the Rev. Chuck Collins, and the Rev.. Charles Fish officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Menaul NE. Pallbearers will be James Melvin, Bob Armstrong, John Denslow, Bill Lord, Frank Pickle, and Larry Frear. Friends may visit French Mortuary, 1111 University Blvd. NE, Sunday, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the Shriner's Hospital for Children, 6600 Zuni SE 87108, or to St. Mark's-on-the-Mesa Episcopal Church, 431 Richmond Place NE 87106.